Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-09

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riss shall b paid e. the san Franciss
agency.
TIE MsaareA sseameFs.
NKW YozK January s.-The MonAEel
Lines difhsuities are still in an unset
q q conditioa. The libel which ~
placed on the LydiaH Monarch b
StsvedoFe Hogan has not been satisfied
and the vessel could not make iks De
paFtnre for London today. An aRen
Of tie company admits thas savefa
other Iibels for small ameun1s bav
bsen placsd on she Persian Mnnarcl
and other steamers Of the line. II
thought the troubles will b. amieahl,
arranged se as 20 permit the Lydial
Monafch 10 sail Monday afteFnosn.
A New GoVernor.
SAcRAMxE1o, Jan. 8. WashinRt0l
Bartlett. the neuly-electad Governog.Wa
duly inanRurated In joint convention
Of the Legislature today.
TeIy Pelaileal Meeting.
CHIuAao, Jan. s.-A long and bitteri
contested ssraRgle occurred tonight Il
the conference Of the Unitcd Labo
party. The assemhlaRe had been Gale.
ostensihiy 10 Feorganizs the party 70
the purpose Of dehaFrng as many q
possible Of the Republican sud Osmo
cratic nominees from obtaininR oflc
under the city Rovernmenti In the spFini
election. The reorganization, however
was entirely subordinate 10 the qucsfieE
as TO whether membership 10 the paray
should depend upon taking . rigid
pledge eeverine ell connection viii
other political boeies, and promising
implicit sbediencs to the constituted
Labor authorities a. 9 party. meaning
the so-osiled COMMITTEES ef Tweoty-one
elected when the movement vas OF
small Consequence. Many delegates
and the organizations they represented
reiscted the east-fron pledge, and wheR
the conference assembled were de-
barred from entering The meeting
was held with closed doors, and af mid
night vas yet angrily debating the
pledge question, while the delegates re-
fused sdmitsance were in narrow halls
and etaiFways Among those on the
outside was Louis ReIls, at enc time
private secretary Of Master workman
J Jacksan, Of local assembly 60, K. Of L.,
against whom special fRht vas being
made on the ground that be was not an
American citizen. Jackson claimed the
opposition TO him was pure spite work
on the part Of German Socialists, many
OF them aliens. whose national preiu-
diees had been worked upon BY q few
Oraagemen IN his assembly.
1:l5 a. m.-The conference ia still In
bat has finally decided 10 favor
Dt the pledge, and refuses recognition
10 all Who will not sign. jackson,
though expressing willingness to givino
assent to the proposed pEomise, was
,huk out with others A new Committee
II twe1ty-one was elected, in which
George 8chilline and ether locally prom.
nent Socialists appear TO have the lead.
Railroad. Mime and on Markets.
NEw YoRK, Jan. .6-GoverRment boRds
sere dull bat firm. The stock market
yrs unusually quiet, there being
lery little desire to trade among
professionals and room traders.
rhe opening was about steady, changes
rom last evenings figures being for
Insignificant fractions only. Trading
Ras very dull, except in coal stocks and
Richmond and West Point.
Consolidated Gas was remarkably
ItroBg. and the remainder followed
Ilowly. The market became duil before
be end Of the first hour, and vas gen.
rally heavy. with the exception of
Peoria, DecNtnr aud Evansville. and
Consolidated Gas. There Was some i'm
in the general list Of tbs a.
erno0n, bat later the advance vas lost.
Mining shares steady, with SniFo
funnel at 34td35 oents. Other prices
u we're Alice. 1855; Best 4 Belcher. u;
3odie, sos; BuITer. ls5; Caledonia
Sack Hills, ll5; California 4 VirgiHia,
So.
A Proper EaVestigatiOn.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 9.-At t0day's
leaFing ip the equity suit OF the State
IQainst the Coal Combination and
frank Line pool. John II. Jones. whn
,couuied the position Of ssatislieiin Of
ne Anthracite Coal Combin alton. vas
at considerable length, Fela-
i've to the production and transpoFta.
lou Of coal by the various companies.
ds oould not tell how the price bad been
sgulated durin the past two years. He
Produced Q variety Of correspondence,
elstinR 10 adjustment Of amounts be
ween different companies, aud other
as 10 the maintenance Of pool
ng rates, all of which were tendsred for
he nse Of the Attorney General. The
ocal pool has nothing 10 do viz freight
'ates.
Three uen Drowned.
BOSTON,, Jan. 9.-News has been re-
ieiVed from Glasgow that three seamen
" the bark Lillian, Capt. Wiley, from
BauQor for Glasgow, were washed over
1oard on December l0th and drowned.
rhsir names we're Roht. Flanders Of
Me-, A. A5niedon Of Bangor,
md Il. y. EibeFs, Of Germany.
The Electoral Count.
WASHINGTON, Jan. e.--The Conference
on the electoral count till
reid two meetings today, and practically
reached az agreement on that measure,
another oonfegenoe will be
seld next week, 10 order 20 perfect the
EFT Of the bill. The amendments made
~ the House 10 the Senate bill have
received the approval Of
he Senate oonferees, and whatever
,hanges have been made by the Con-
terence Committee are intended 20
make even mSFe plain, beyond conteu-
ion, the proposition that with the
states rssts the poweE 10 absolutely de-
eFmine any controversy vita references
% their electoral votes, and ia the event
II the failure OF 9 stats 10 make such
iecisiou es between two sets of returns.
neither set can b. ooanted exaept upon
! concurrcnt vote Of the Houss and
senate.
rFanseoutinea wins q suit.
EEw YOHK, Jan. She suit Of the
Oregon aod franscontinentAi Company
against Messra. Kahn, Loeb 4 Co., has
oeen compromised for ei00. 600. and this
,an has been paid 20 tbe plsiHtif. The
Iuit aross from . loan Of So, 900. which
iefendanta msds 70 the Or. Ron and
rrAnscontineutal Oompauy on June 5.
1884. Stocks we're deposited With the
Ism as security for tbe loan The
stocks deeiiued rapidly In yalae after
they we're deposited and on Jase 18th
Kahn, Los5 a %. got frightened, and
aftsF 6rsi calling for additional collst-
sral, sold ensBRh collateral 20 pay
the sam Of tie ioan. and Fe-
turned the remainder TO the bofr0weEA
The oompany sued for conversion OF the
and demanded the difsFsacs
between the prices Of the securities
when sold, and the price ~ she time the
loan beoans dae- JadRs ingram de-
cidsd 10 favor Of ths company. and the
GsrsrAi Terms supported his ruiiAR.
w.an aer~.s 0amanefnma